Pakistan steps up polio vaccination campaign amid security and misinformation hurdles
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Despite years of eradication efforts, Pakistan remains one of two countries in the world where polio remains endemic. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is stepping up efforts to vaccinate tens of millions of children against polio, but security challenges and deep-rooted vaccine misconceptions remain major hurdles, health experts say. In a weeklong campaign which began on Oct 13, the country set out to immunise 45 million children under the age of five against the virus. More than 400,000 frontline health
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